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ISSUE: 4/2019

PG - 04

Visit to IMR by His Excellency H.E.

Dr. Takeshi Kasai,

World Health Organization WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific

Kick off of Wolbachia infected mosquitoes program by Minister of Health

NMCRC - InTEX Gold Medallist for “On site Iodine Detector OSID Kit”

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Published by

Institute for Medical Research Jalan Pahang

50588 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-26162666

Website: www.imr.gov.my

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IMR ^Director ^’ ^{s Message}

It is an honour to be given this opportunity to helm IMR upon the retirement of Dr. Zubaidah Zakaria.

Our best wishes for her retirement and we thank her for the exemplary services at this institute. As the Director, I am very proud to be part of this premier Biomedical Research Institute which has contributed signifi cantly towards research excellence in MOH.

In this issue of the Newsletter, we wish to highlight some of the exciting events that have taken place at IMR.

We were privileged to have H.E. Dr. Takeshi Kasai, the WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacifi c to visit IMR on 10 July 2019. Dr. Takeshi was very impressed with the facilities and research conducted at IMR, especially with the Wolbachia research project. The release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes is an innovative approach in the control of mosquito-borne diseases mainly Dengue. This initiative was launched by The Minister of Health, YB Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefl y Ahmad on 7 July 2019.

Heartiest congratulations to the Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Research Centre (NMCRC) for winning the Gold Medal at the InTEX Innovation Technology for their “On-Site Iodine Detector Kit” invention on 24-25 July 2019. We are also proud to announce the establishment of the Biobank Unit which functions as a repository of cancer biospecimens for impactful medical research.

This Newsletter is the means for us to reach our readers on the developments in IMR and I congratulate all contributors and the editorial team for their dedication that resulted in the publication of this issue.

Dr. Hj Tahir Aris Director

Institute for Medical Research (IMR) 31 December 2019

...I am very proud to be part of this premier Biomedical Research Institute which has contributed signifi cantly towards research excellence in MOH. In this issue of the Newsletter,

we wish to

highlight some of the exciting events that have

taken place at IMR.

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Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Balvinder Singh Gill Head of Special Resource Centre

(SRC)

Editor

Dr. Gurminder Kaur Sardool Singh Salam,

In this issue of July to December 2019, IMR welcomes the new Director of IMR, Dr. Hj. Tahir Aris who has taken over from Dr.

Zubaidah Zakaria. We thank Dr. Zubaidah for her leadership and contribution. Some notable updates are the Wolbachia project which gave IMR some limelight in the eyes of Ministry, the public as well as the World Health Organization. This translational research project received an applause by H.E. Dr.

Takeshi Kasai, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacifi c upon his visit to IMR.

The Editorial team would like to take this opportunity to thank all the contributors of this Newsletter.

Mr. Mohd. Zainuldin Taib,

Head of Biomedical Museum Unit, SRC

IMR Newsletter Editorial Team

Mrs. Narwani Mahmood

Mr. Mohd. Izral

Mr. Mohd. Hilmi Sulong

Mrs. Intan Noor Mr. Mohd. Izral

Mrs. Narwani Mahmood

Mrs. Intan Noor Mr. Mohd. Hilmi Sulong

Editor Editor Editor Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Bala Murali A/L Sundram Biomedical Museum Unit, Special Resource Centre (SRC)

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Mr. Mohd. Zainuldin Taib Head of Biomedical Museum Unit,

Special Resource Centre (SRC)

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LAYOUT ISSUE 1 IMR 2020 IND.indd

ISSUE: 4/2019

PG - 04

Visit to IMR by His Excellency H.E.

Dr. Takeshi Kasai,

World Health Organization WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific

IMR Director ’ s Message

...I am very proud to be part of this premier Biomedical Research Institute which has contributed signifi cantly towards research excellence in MOH. In this issue of the Newsletter,

we wish to

highlight some of the exciting events that have

taken place at IMR.

Editor-in-Chief

Editor

IMR Newsletter Editorial Team

Editor Editor Editor Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Co-Editor-in-Chief

CO Editor-in- chief’s Message

IMR ^Director ^’ ^{s Message}